The Saint and The Falcon

Summary

The Relic Radio Show — “The Saint and The Falcon”

Date: March 17, 2026
Host: RelicRadio.com

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Episode Overview

This week's Relic Radio Show revives two classic mystery radio dramas:

1. The Saint: "The Murder of a Champion" (aired April 30, 1950) — starring Vincent Price
2. The Adventures of The Falcon: "The Case of the Puzzling Pinup" (aired November 19, year not specified)

Both stories plunge listeners into gritty, twist-filled tales of crime, deceit, and justice from radio's golden age — showcasing sharp dialogue, noir intrigue, and the timeless appeal of clever detectives.

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Segment 1: The Saint — "The Murder of a Champion"

[00:11]–[27:55]

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar ("The Saint")

Main Theme

A tough boxing match is set to take place, but champion Joe Collins fears for his life—and his son's safety. Simon Templar is drawn into a web of threats, fixed fights, and kidnapping, determined to uncover the truth and protect the innocent.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Beats

• Call for Help from Joe Collins

  • Joe, a down-on-his-luck fighter, requests Simon’s urgent help at the gym.

    “Could you come down to the gym right away? … I need to talk to somebody I can trust.” – Joe Collins [01:50]

• A Mysterious Baby on the Doorstep

  • Louie, Simon’s cabbie friend, finds a baby left at Simon’s door with a cryptic note:

    “Keep him for a few days. And don’t tell anyone, not even the police.” – Note, read by Simon Templar [03:42]

• Babysitting Bonding

  • Comedic banter as Louie tries to get info from the tight-lipped child, leading to running jokes about the boy only saying, “Donnie.”

    “Talks fluently, too, says Donnie.” – Louie [07:50]

• Fight-Fixing Suspicions

  • Simon uncovers pressure on Joe to throw the match; threats escalate as a manager, Alexander, coldly insists:

    “The kid wants the championship...and he shall have it. Nothing can stop him.” – Alexander [10:07]

• Joe’s Desperation

  • Simon finds Joe in despair; the fight is being fixed under duress—Joe’s young son has been kidnapped as leverage.

    “I can’t win this fight tonight, Saint...He got my son.” – Joe Collins [13:34]

• Tragic Family Toll

  • Joe’s estranged wife, Marie, was complicit in the kidnapping, hoping to protect her child. She is mortally wounded fending off the criminals and has a heartfelt dying request:

    “Will you just tell him...that his mother loved him very much. Just that. Not all the rest.” – Marie [15:54]

• Rescue and Retribution

  • Simon and Louie storm the kidnappers’ hideout, using wit and a trusty tire iron to save Donnie.

    “That was for Marie, Mr. Templar.” – Louie [18:37]

• Boxing Match Climax

  • Joe, learning his son is safe, recovers his spirit mid-bout and defeats Fischel, the favored fighter. Ringside commentary captures the crowd’s roar and the primal allure of such spectacles.

    “The voice of the mob howling for blood. Same voice that howled in the Coliseum at Rome 2,000 years ago.” – Simon Templar [20:20]

• Alexander’s Breakdown

  • Alexander snaps, confronting Joe with a gun—his identity warped by obsession with his protégé’s success.

    “Perhaps I am [sick]. Perhaps the world is sick and I’m well.” – Alexander [23:57]

• Resolution and Hope

  • Joe has his son back, and Simon delivers a closing reflection about freedom’s true value and the importance of safeguarding it.

    “Only when we are deprived of them do we realize what precious commodities they really are. … Freedom, when it is missed, suddenly becomes life’s greatest treasure.” – Vincent Price / Simon Templar [26:22]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Comic gold from Louie, the cabbie:

  “Talks fluently, too. Says Donnie.” [07:50]
  “Donnie, what’s your last name? Who brought you here? Where are you from, huh?” [07:09]

• Simon’s philosophical edge:

  “Mob doesn’t care, Louie. Just blood.” [20:29]

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Notable Timestamps

• 01:50 – Joe’s plea for help
• 03:42 – Note found with Donnie
• 10:07 – Alexander’s chilling confidence
• 13:34 – Joe’s reveal: his son is kidnapped
• 15:54 – Marie’s dying words
• 18:37 – Louie’s vengeance for Marie
• 20:20–20:29 – Simon’s allegory on violence
• 23:57 – Alexander’s death wish
• 26:22 – Vincent Price’s reflection on freedom

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Segment 2: The Adventures of The Falcon — "The Case of the Puzzling Pinup"

[29:03]–[57:41]

Starring: Les Damon as Mike Waring (“The Falcon”)

Main Theme

A reporter’s quest to cash in on scandalous photographs spirals into murder, blackmail, and a complex web of deceit. The Falcon must outwit multiple suspects to reveal a ruthless killer.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Beats

• Photo Blackmail Scheme

  • Reporter Walter Shelley tries to leverage sensational photos (“worth half a million”) for blackmail.

    “That’s what I promised in that envelope. A picture’s worth half a million.” – Shelley [41:01]

• A Murder Staged as Suicide

  • Shelley and a woman, Laura Allen, are both slain amidst a tangle of double-crosses, with appearances carefully managed to mislead police and paper alike:

    “If she committed suicide, then the case was closed and he could go ahead and blackmail Braden safely.” – The Falcon [56:35]

• Twist upon Twist

  • The investigation exposes multiple intersecting cons: the supposed “hot” photos turn out to be harmless shots of the Brooklyn Dodgers—used as a smokescreen.

    “Look, it’s a picture of the Brooklyn Dodgers. … Who would pay a half a million bucks for a still shot of that group when you could go see them in action for a buck and a quarter?” – Waring [46:15]

• Wings of Suspicion

  • The Falcon, wary of everyone—including Shelley's editor and powerful businessman Braden—untangles shifting alliances.

    “He was Shelly’s partner...He was in from page one, but he got greedy and wanted the whole pie. So he poisoned Shelly and waited for the pictures to drop in his lap.” – The Falcon [56:22]

• Smart Detective Work

  • The Falcon catches the true killer through a classic deduction: the lack of any fingerprint—including his own—on the murder victim’s phone exposes the murderer as someone with both motive and opportunity.

    “But what happened to mine? I handled the phone after the murder...” – The Falcon [57:03]

• Tongue-in-Cheek Finale

  • When asked what the “sensational” pictures really depicted:

    “They were 8 by 10 blow-ups of the Chicago fire.” – Falcon [57:31]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Falcon’s dry wit:

  “Only when they can't think of anything worse.” – Waring, when asked why they call him "The Falcon" [38:36] “I always throw the little ones back.” – Waring, letting Laura Allen go [47:53]

• Fake-out on the “hot” photos:

  “They were some of the hottest shots I'd ever seen...8 by 10 blow-ups of the Chicago fire.” – The Falcon [57:31]

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Notable Timestamps

• 41:01 – Shelley brags about high-value photos
• 44:26 – Falcon is released from suspicion after autopsy report
• 46:08–46:15 – “Photos” revealed as Brooklyn Dodgers
• 56:22 – Falcon explains motive: murderous greed
• 57:03 – Falcon reveals how fingerprints solved the case
• 57:31 – The “Chicago Fire” punchline

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Noteworthy Episode Features

• Dual Stories: Classic radio tradition of pairing two full-length mysteries.
• Clever Dialogue: Both segments highlight whip-smart protagonists, crackling dialogue, and sharply drawn supporting characters like Louie the cabbie.
• Dark Social Commentary: Both stories use their crime stories to reflect on mob violence (The Saint) and media manipulation (The Falcon).
• Authentic Golden Age Flavor: Period soundscapes, pacing, and vocal performances capture the rich style of radio’s heyday.

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Final Thoughts / Host Reflections

While there’s minimal host commentary (episode skips straight into the dramas), the selected shows for this installment exemplify the blend of suspense, humor, and moral inquiry treasured by fans of vintage radio. From the Saint’s compassion and courage to the Falcon’s shrewd logic, the hour is a reminder of how compelling, layered, and just plain fun radio storytelling can be.

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Transcript

[Announcer]

This is the relic radio show. Old time radio entertainment still standing the test of time from relicradio.com welcome to the Relic Radio show where we feature two Golden Age radio stories every Tuesday on relicradio.com. our first story features Vincent Price as the saint. We'll hear the murder of a champion from April 30, 1950. After that, it's the adventures of the falcon and the case of the puzzling pinup. That story aired November 19, 19.

[Narrator]

The adventures of the saints starring Vincent Price,

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

The Saint.

[Narrator]

Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris and known to millions from books, magazines and motion pictures, the Robin Hood of modern crime now comes transcribed to radio starring Hollywood's brilliant and talented actor Vincent price as

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

the saint.

[Joe Collins]

Hello, Mr. Templer?

[Simon Templar]

Yes.

[Joe Collins]

Joe Collins. Remember me, Joe?

[Louie]

Sure I do.

[Simon Templar]

How are you, Chev? It's been a long time.

[Joe Collins]

Yeah, I know.

[Simon Templar]

Your fight still on for tomorrow night?

[Joe Collins]

Yeah.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Say, could you do me a big favor, Saint?

[Joe Collins]

Could you come down to the gym right away?

[Simon Templar]

Sure, but what is it?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

I'll tell you when you get here. I need to talk to somebody I can trust.

[Joe Collins]

I need to real bad.

[Simon Templar]

Ah. I'll phone for a cab and be there in 20 minutes.

[Joe Collins]

Oh, thanks, saint.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Thanks.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, don't thank me, Joe. After all, I've got a bet on you tomorrow night. I've got to protect my investment.

[Joe Collins]

You got a bet on me? Call it off, Saint. Call it off.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

What?

[Joe Collins]

So long.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yes, Louie? Mr. Templar, your cab is here.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, come on in, Louie.

[Louie]

I'll be with you in a minute.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Maybe you should better open the door right away.

[Simon Templar]

Well, why didn't you come in, Louis? The door was up.

[Louie]

He's asleep.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, who is that?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Sleep, Mr. Templar.

[Louie]

Look down, Louie.

[Simon Templar]

It's a baby.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

You are so right.

[Simon Templar]

But why did you bring him here?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I found him here on your doorstep, Mr. Templar.

[Simon Templar]

Louie, don't you look at me that way.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Who ain't opened his mouth? Even Louis.

[Simon Templar]

Well, let's get him inside.

[Louie]

You want to carry him?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Maybe you better.

[Louie]

All right, up we go.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Oh, he's waking up.

[Louie]

He's cute, he is.

[Simon Templar]

What's your name, old fella?

[Donnie (Child)]

Oh, Danny.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Hey, he talks.

[Simon Templar]

What's your last name? Danny.

[Donnie (Child)]

Daddy.

[Simon Templar]

Danny. Danny, how did you get here? Danny.

[Louie]

Danny.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Let me try him, Mr. Temple. I got away with kids. Danny, tell your uncle Louie how you got here, huh?

[Donnie (Child)]

Hey, Donnie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

The gold mine of information.

[Louie]

Wait a minute. Look, there's a note pinned on his coat.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I understand that's traditional in such cases.

[Donnie (Child)]

Hey, darling.

[Louie]

Just a minute, Danny. Here, please, please. Keep him for a few days.

[Simon Templar]

And don't tell anyone, not even the police.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Sounds like trouble, Mr. Templar.

[Simon Templar]

Yes, it does.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Well, I guess you won't be needing my cab now, huh?

[Louie]

Hey, the champ. I forgot.

[Simon Templar]

Louie, how are you as a babysitter?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Who mid? Oh, no, wait a minute, Mr. Templer. I'm a cab driver. You can't drive while you sit. My locals got rules.

[Simon Templar]

I'll be back in an hour. Louis, just to make it official, I'll borrow your cab.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hey, hey, hey, what are you. It looks kind of funny on you at that. Hey, look at the funny man with the hat.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Donnie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Isn't that funny?

[Simon Templar]

See you later, Louie.

[Louie]

Come on.

[Frankie]

Can you use a little more left there.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Get your shoulder under it.

[Simon Templar]

That's it.

[Joe Collins]

That's better.

[Simon Templar]

Excuse me, but where could I find Joe Collins?

[Frankie]

Hold it a minute there, kid.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hold it.

[Frankie]

The chair. He's right there, my friend, on a table. We're getting a rub down.

[Louie]

We?

[Frankie]

Yeah, Chadwick. The name's Sam Chadwick. I'm the chair's manager.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, I'm Simon Templar. Joe said he wanted to see me.

[Frankie]

Well, we did, eh? Well, I don't remember us doing that. Well, let's go in. Come on, let's go in. Take a blow, kid. I'll be right back.

[Simon Templar]

How's Joe feeling?

[Frankie]

Oh, we're in the greatest shape of our lives. The greatest. That fish Shelley hasn't got a chance tomorrow night. Don't belong in the same ring with us.

[Simon Templar]

Two against one. Hardly themed stare chorus, huh?

[Louie]

Oh, yeah.

[Frankie]

Well, here we are, Mr. Templet. Hey, Chip. You know this Chip?

[Louie]

Sure.

[Joe Collins]

How are you, Saint?

[Simon Templar]

I'm good, Joe. How have you been?

[Frankie]

In the pink. The absolute rose colored pig.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I've been all right, that's enough, George, thanks.

[Simon Templar]

Hey, you want to talk now, Joe? Got here as soon as I could talk.

[Frankie]

Want to bow? We got anything to talk to Mr. Tuppler about, champ?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Saint is.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

The fact is.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Well, I'm sorry I called you. It was a mistake.

[Simon Templar]

It sounded pretty serious, Joe.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Well, I. I guess I. I'm worked up for the fight tomorrow night with Michelle. You get, well jumpy. It's the training that does it.

[Frankie]

Yeah, sure, that's it.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

We're on edge.

[Frankie]

You know, race a sharp condition. We always get this way right before a fight. With us, it's a sign.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Sorry I bothered you, Saint. I. I'm sorry.

[Simon Templar]

And if you're sure you don't need me, I guess that's it.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yeah, sure.

[Frankie]

And look, if you want to make yourself some easy money, Mr. Templar. Sock it on. A champ to win tomorrow night. We won't even draw a deep breath.

[Simon Templar]

I've already got my money down, Mr. Chadwick. On Joe.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Ah, that's great.

[Frankie]

That's the greatest cinch. Better the entire season.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Sam Saint, call off your bet?

[Simon Templar]

No, I think you're a pretty good man, Joe. In the ring and out. Morning, Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hi, Mr. Templer. Came over as soon as I got your call. How are you?

[Simon Templar]

I'm not so good.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I have your responsibility, being a father.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, I'm getting some help. Fortunately, I phoned an employment agency, sent over a nurse.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

That's a shrewd move, Mr. Templer. There's nobody quite has a woman's touch like a woman has. You know what I mean?

[Simon Templar]

Well, it's deep, but I'll figure it out.

[Louie]

Come on in and see Donnie.

[Joe Collins]

Where is he?

[Simon Templar]

In bed.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Oh, keeps pretty late hours.

[Simon Templar]

You'd be tired, too, if you said Donnie 15,000 times a day.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

How are you, Donny, old man, huh? If you like talking this morning, watch me. Watch me get some information out of him, Mr. Temple. You just got to be firm.

[Simon Templar]

Well, I wish you luck, Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Donny. What's your last name? Who brought you here? Where are you from, huh?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Donnie.

[Donnie (Child)]

Donny.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Donny.

[Simon Templar]

At any rate, he's consistent. Oh, that must be the nurse.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Mr. Templar.

[Simon Templar]

Yes.

[Louie]

Come in.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Thank you. I'm Ms. Barton, Mr. Templar. The agency sent me over.

[Simon Templar]

Right in here, Ms. Barton. Ms. Barton. This is my friend Louis.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

How did you.

[Simon Templar]

And your charge, Donnie.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Hello, Donnie.

[Simon Templar]

Well, he seems to approve of you, Ms. Barton.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

He's beautiful, Mr. Templar. Don't you think so, Louis?

[Simon Templar]

And I consider him one of the most beautiful babies we have ever seen. Right, Louie?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Right. Talks fluently, too, says Donnie.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Come here, darling.

[Simon Templar]

I'm going to have to go out

[Louie]

for a while, Ms. Barton.

[Simon Templar]

Ms. Barton?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

What?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Oh, excuse me, Mr. Templar.

[Simon Templar]

I said I'll have to leave for a short while and I'll be back. We can discuss arrangements then, huh?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Arrangement.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Oh.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Oh, anything will be all right, Mr. Templar.

[Donnie (Child)]

Anything at all.

[Simon Templar]

Well, I'll call if I'm more than an hour.

[Louie]

Goodbye. Goodbye. Dining.

[Donnie (Child)]

Oh, Danny.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hey, tell your Uncle Louie.

[Simon Templar]

Goodbye.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Donnie.

[Donnie (Child)]

Danny.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Better than nothing. Where to, Mr. Templar?

[Simon Templar]

I want to go see Kid Fishel.

[Louie]

Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Well, the guy that's fighting columns tonight.

[Joe Collins]

Yes.

[Simon Templar]

I wasn't at all satisfied yesterday that Joe Collins didn't have something to tell me.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Something going on there, Mr. Templar? You got Donny. How many mysteries can you handle at one time?

[Simon Templar]

Sometimes One and one can be added together to get one, Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

What does that mean?

[Simon Templar]

Just a hunch as yet.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Oh, I thought they came out with a new multiplication table. I ain't even learned the old one yet. Well, shall we be off, Mr. Templer?

[Simon Templar]

There is an obvious answer to that, Louis, which I shall spare you. Let us by all means be off.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Yes?

[Simon Templar]

My name is Templar. Simon Templer. They told me down at the desk this was Kid Fishell's suite.

[Joe Collins]

It is.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Come in. Thank you.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

To their school.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Ms. Templer, one of kids sparring partners.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

How are you, chum?

[Louie]

How do you do?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

My name is Alexander. Fritz Alexander.

[Simon Templar]

You manage Kid Fishel?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

I look after him. And very well too, eh, Frankie?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

The best, Mr. Alexander.

[Simon Templar]

Can I see the kid, Mr. Alexander?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Unfortunately, right now he's sleeping. Go down the way in for the fight in an hour.

[Simon Templar]

Then perhaps I can talk to you about the fight, huh?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

It would be a pleasure. I can discuss the kid with the hour and never tire. I'm quite fond of him, you see. He's a perfect young machine. Strong, healthy, handsome. He wants the championship. He shall have it. Nothing can stop him.

[Simon Templar]

You sound quite confident. I am.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

If I didn't think he could win, I wouldn't send him into the ring tonight. I wouldn't take a chance on his being hurt. I won't have him hurt. You understand?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Don't worry, Mr. Alexander, he ain't gonna get hurt.

[Louie]

Yes.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

You see, Mr. Templer, I can become quite emotional over the kid. Usually I'm. I'm not an emotional man.

[Louie]

I see.

[Simon Templar]

And does Joe Collins know that the kid is not to be hurt?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

He knows.

[Simon Templar]

You're telling me that the fight is fixed?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hey, watch your mouth, chum.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

I'm not telling you anything, Mr. Templar. But whoever you are, whomever you represent, remember this. The kid wants the championship and he shall have it. Because I find pleasure in giving the kid what he wants. And if anything or anyone stands in my way. No, Mr. Templar, I refuse to be worried by you. The kid will not be hurt.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Good day. Mr. Alexander said good day, chum.

[Simon Templar]

Thank you for interpreting Frankie and Mr. Alexander. My money still rides on Joe Connecticut.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

In that case, Mr. Templer, I hope you can spare it.

[Louie]

Good day.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

So long, chum. Mr. Templar.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Mr. Templar.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Been looking for you.

[Simon Templar]

What is it, Louie?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I called your house to check if everything was all right like you told me. And Ms. Barton said Sam Chadwick have been calling. Wants you to call right away.

[Simon Templar]

Hey, that's Joe Collins.

[Louie]

His manager, Louie. Wonder what he wants.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I don't know, but it's supposed to be urgent. Here's the number. And there's a phone booth out here by the elevator.

[Louie]

Oh, thank you, Lou.

[Joe Collins]

Hello?

[Simon Templar]

Mr. Chandry?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Yeah.

[Frankie]

Yeah, who's this?

[Simon Templar]

Simon Templer, Mr. Chandry.

[Frankie]

Oh, Mr. Templer. Hey, I've been trying to get you. I've been trying to get everybody that Joe knows. The champ is gone.

[Simon Templar]

Gone?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Gone where?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

I don't know.

[Frankie]

There's 50,000 already in the box office for the fight tonight. And he walks out? He can't, Jonas.

[Simon Templar]

You mean we can't do this?

[Joe Collins]

You're in on it too.

[Simon Templar]

Skip it. Have you got any idea where Joe went to?

[Frankie]

I think he went out to get blind. The guy must be crazy. I'll find him. Will you, Mr. Tley? You got to.

[Simon Templar]

And I'll do what I can.

[Frankie]

I'll pay. I'll pay anything.

[Joe Collins]

Anything within reason, that is.

[Frankie]

The fight has to go on.

[Simon Templar]

Well, I'll do what I can. This is one fight I wouldn't like to miss.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

This must be about the last bar in town. Mr. Templar. I ain't hit so many bars since the night my nephew went into the navy.

[Simon Templar]

And if we don't have any luck here, I'm about ready to give up.

[Louie]

Louie.

[Simon Templar]

Come on, let's give it a try.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

You see him?

[Louie]

No, I. Yeah.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, I do. Down at the end of the bar.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

She looks sober.

[Louie]

I don't know.

[Simon Templar]

You wait here, Louie. Hello, Joe.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Oh, hello, Saint. What brings you here?

[Simon Templar]

Looking for you, champ. You been drowning your troubles?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

No.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

I started to, but. No, I'd forgotten I was champion.

[Louie]

And when you.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Champ, there's a pride that goes with it. I'd forgotten I had that pride.

[Simon Templar]

Care to tell me what's wrong, Joe?

[Louie]

I'll tell you.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Sure. Maybe I should have told you yesterday, but things got very bad after I phoned you.

[Louie]

How bad?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

I can't win this fight tonight, Saint.

[Simon Templar]

You can't beat Kid Fishell.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

I can't try to beat him.

[Louie]

He won't let me.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

He got my son.

[Simon Templar]

Huh? Who's they?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Joe Alexander. I guess he had somebody do it. I knew he was a little crazy, but I didn't think he was that crazy. I guess Marie was in on it, too.

[Simon Templar]

Marie?

[Louie]

That isn't your wife?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Was my wife. She left me right after the kid was born, two years ago. She's no good.

[Simon Templar]

And if you don't let Fichelle win tonight.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?

[Louie]

What can I do, Sage? Joe, what's the name of your Son. Don. Donnie, come on.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Where?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

What for?

[Simon Templar]

I'll explain in the cab.

[Louie]

Joe.

[Simon Templar]

We've got to get to my place. Right. This way, Joe.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Right behind you.

[Louie]

Saint.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Mr. Templar in front door.

[Louie]

So, Donnie.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Donnie, boy, are you here?

[Joe Collins]

Donnie.

[Louie]

Wait a minute, Joe. What? Behind that couch.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

That's Ms. Barton.

[Louie]

Oh, no.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Marie. Marie?

[Louie]

Yeah. Danny's mother.

[Simon Templar]

Louie.

[Louie]

Joe's wife. Marie.

[Joe Collins]

Marie.

[Louie]

She hurt bad? I don't know.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

I.

[Louie]

Here, now. Let me help you. Joe, I. Oh, I'm afraid.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

No.

[Louie]

Marie. Marie, can you hear me?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Oh, Joey. I didn't know what they were doing until yesterday. Then I got Donnie and left him here where he'd be safe. This morning I took the place of a girl who sent over as a nurse. But I guess they followed me.

[Louie]

Who did?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Alexander?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

No, no, not him. He sent somebody. They took Donnie. I tried to stop them, but they.

[Louie]

Where did they take him? Do you know?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

I think the training camp on the river right above Milford.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

I know the one.

[Louie]

Joey. Yes, Marie?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Isn't Donnie the most beautiful boy you ever saw? Marie, I know that this is what all mothers say, but isn't he really.

[Louie]

He is, Marie.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

And Joey, when he gets old enough, will you just tell him. Just tell him that his mother loved him very much. Just that. Not all the rest.

[Louie]

Just that. Marie.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Thanks, Joey. You're

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Marie.

[Louie]

I'm sorry, Joe. She gave her life for Donnie. Yes, she did. Now we've got to find him. I'll find him.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

And if they've done anything and.

[Louie]

No, Jo, if you do find him, they might. Well, look, I'll go after him.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I'll go along.

[Louie]

Mr. Templer.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

I don't like the guys that did this.

[Louie]

Thanks, Louis.

[Simon Templar]

You better go down to the arena,

[Louie]

Joe, and we'll let you know as soon as we can.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

All right?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

I guess it wouldn't be much use in finding Donnie. I'd probably put him in more danger.

[Louie]

Joe, do you want me to. No.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

No, I'll look after Marie.

[Louie]

She was my wife. This looks like the place, all right. Mr. Templar. Want to look through that window where the light is? All right, Louie, come on. Sorry. Twig. Keep down, Lily. I'm gonna take a look. What did you see? This is it. Danny's in there and that pug Frankie that I met with Alexander. You think we can take him? I think so. He's listening to the radio. Come on, let's see if we can get in the back way.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

If you say so, Mr. Templer.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Come on.

[Louie]

You got that tire iron, Louis?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Not only have I got it, I

[Louie]

love it like a brother. Good. Here's the kitchen door. Is it open? Yeah. We're in luck. Come on in, Louis. Quiet.

[Joe Collins]

And here at ringside, we're watching the

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

introduction of various celebrities by the ring announcer before the Collins Fischel title goes.

[Joe Collins]

Pat Kavotny, clever young welterweight from Syracuse, has just been introduced from the ring.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Gets a nice hand.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

And now there goes I Spy with that guy.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Two months and the night he's to win the title.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

I'm playing nurse maid.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

What are you laughing about?

[Donnie (Child)]

Oh, darling.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Ah, shut up, Louie.

[Louie]

Stand beside the door. I'll try to get him out here in the kitchen. And when I do, just get him out here, Mr. Templer. I'll take it from there.

[Simon Templar]

Here you go.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Hi, Frankie.

[Donnie (Child)]

What?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Who's that?

[Simon Templar]

You've got company.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Who's in there?

[Simon Templar]

Little Boy Blue.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Wise guy, are you? Well, you'll end up so full of

[Frankie]

holes that you'll look like

[Simon Templar]

Bullseye Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

That was for Marie, Mr. Templar.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah. Should keep him quiet until the police get here.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Maybe I should give him another one for myself.

[Simon Templar]

I know how you feel, Louie, but no.

[Louie]

Let's get Donnie and get out of here, huh?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Sure, Mr. Temple.

[Louie]

How are you, Donnie?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Say hi to your Uncle Louie, Donnie.

[Donnie (Child)]

Hello, Donnie.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Can't you say hi? Hi.

[Donnie (Child)]

Hi.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I learned him a new word.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

How about that, Mr. Templar?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Now he can say two words.

[Louie]

Yes.

[Simon Templar]

You have a way with you, Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

What do you say to Uncle Louie, Donnie?

[Donnie (Child)]

Hi.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

That's it.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

And what's your name?

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Donnie.

[Donnie (Child)]

Hi, Louie.

[Simon Templar]

You should have given up while you were ahead.

[Louie]

Come on.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hey.

[Donnie (Child)]

Hey. You can't go in there. That's a chance. Dressing room. Nobody allowed in.

[Simon Templar]

Fight's not over, is it?

[Donnie (Child)]

Not yet. Six round. But Collins has taken an awful pace. And I was just up there.

[Louie]

Look, kid, get this straight.

[Simon Templar]

There isn't much time. Go up to Joe Collins's corner. Tell him Simon Templer has Donnie here safe. Have you got that?

[Donnie (Child)]

Sure, but I can't go up there. And here, look.

[Simon Templar]

Does this persuade you?

[Donnie (Child)]

Yes, sir, Mr. Temple. Thank you. I'll tell him right away.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Okay.

[Simon Templar]

Right. Let's go in and sit down.

[Louie]

Louie.

[Simon Templar]

Donnie's about all in.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yeah, look at him. He can't keep his eyes open. Why couldn't we go right up to Joe's corner ourselves, Mr. Temple?

[Simon Templar]

Couldn't risk it with Donnie. I couldn't tell what Alexander might do.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yeah, sure. Oh, poor Joe. You think we got here in time?

[Louie]

I don't know, Louie. I don't know.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I must be taking a beating and can't fight back.

[Louie]

Yeah, but he can.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Now he's got anything left to fight with. Quiet up there now.

[Simon Templar]

Must be the end of a round.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

See that crowd noise? I. I never heard it from down here.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

You know, it scares you.

[Louie]

It should, Louie.

[Simon Templar]

The voice of the mob howling for blood. Same voice that howled in the Coliseum

[Louie]

at Rome 2000 years ago.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

For whose blood?

[Louie]

The champs are for shells.

[Simon Templar]

Mob doesn't care, Louie. Just blood.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Yeah. Scares you.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

What makes people go to these things, Mr. Templar?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Will they ever stop?

[Louie]

No, they.

[Simon Templar]

They go because this is an allegory of their own lives, Louis. They'll stop when their lives cease to

[Louie]

be conflict and pain.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

And when will that be?

[Louie]

That's a good question.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hey, light's starting up again. It means the champ is still on their speed anyway.

[Louie]

Come on, Joey boy. Come on.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Come on. Hey, is it wrong to root, Mr. Temple?

[Simon Templar]

We're all part of the crowd, Louie, one way or another.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yeah, something is happening up there. They don't yell like that for nothing. Come on. Come on, Joey. Come on, Joey. Do it. You can do it, Joey. Donnie's down here. You can fight now, Joey.

[Simon Templar]

Careful of that tire iron, Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Oh, sure, sure. I'm sorry.

[Simon Templar]

Come on.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

The straight left, champ. Come on. A straight left in the face, Joey, and cross with the right. Oh, what am I talking about? I can't even see him.

[Louie]

Come on, Joe. Come on.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yeah, you too, Mr. Temple.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, me too, Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Something happened. Mr. Temple. That was too short for a round. That was a knockout.

[Louie]

It was Louis. But who?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yeah. Yahoo. Oh, keep everything crossed, Mr. Templar. Fingers, toes, eyes, everything.

[Simon Templar]

Maybe he didn't get our message, Lou.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Mr. Templar. Don't say that.

[Simon Templar]

Sounds like people coming down the hall.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yeah, but Joey could know. One would have had too much taken out of him. He couldn't have come back after.

[Frankie]

Hey, we took him, Mr. Temple.

[Donnie (Child)]

We took him.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Clear everybody out of here, will you?

[Donnie (Child)]

Yeah, you hoist everybody out.

[Frankie]

Come on, give us a chance to get our breath, will you?

[Donnie (Child)]

Everybody out. Come on, fellas.

[Frankie]

Come on, will you, fellas?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Come on. Come on. That's it. Hola, champ.

[Frankie]

Hey, that was a great fight. I thought it was even better than the one we fought against Babyface. Oh, boy, am I proud of us, Joe.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Thanks, Sam.

[Frankie]

Well, you gotta excuse me now.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I got some dough to collect.

[Louie]

Donnie. Donnie, come on now, wake up and

[Simon Templar]

say hello to your daddy.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

No, now let him sleep, Saint. I'm not very pretty right now, but you should see Fischel.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

You clobbered him, champ.

[Simon Templar]

Good.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

He was a very Surprised, young man?

[Louie]

Yeah.

[Simon Templar]

How about Alexander?

[Louie]

I don't know.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

I didn't see him.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

After it was over, I rushed right

[Simon Templar]

down here and I'd better get the police on his trail. He might be able to get away

[Louie]

if I don't tell them to

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Alexander.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Joe, did you think you could get away with it? And, Joe, did you think I'd stand by and see you?

[Simon Templar]

That gun Must be heavy, Mr. Alexander. You'd better put it down.

[Louie]

No.

[Simon Templar]

The police won't like your negative attitude. What do I care?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

After what he did to the kid, do you think I care any more about anything?

[Simon Templar]

The kid will be all right. He was just knocked out.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Just. Just that beautiful physical machine. Blooded ballads stretched out in the dirt.

[Louie]

Oh.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Do you think the kid can ever feel the same again? Do you think I can ever feel about him as I did? He had the championship. Had it before Collins double crossed us.

[Simon Templar]

That's one way of looking at it.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Why didn't you keep out, Mr. Templar? Why?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Put the gun away, Alexander. You haven't a chance.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Maybe I haven't, but neither have you, Collins. I warned you not to hurt the kid, but you wouldn't listen.

[Simon Templar]

You're a sick man.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Perhaps I am. Perhaps the world is sick and I'm well. But I know what I'm going to do. You first, Collins. You know how the kid felt.

[Simon Templar]

Mr. Alexander, I'm afraid you'll have to take care of me first.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Stop where you are, Templar. Don't come any closer. I warn you once more, templa, and then I'm going to.

[Simon Templar]

Louie.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Nice work.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Lucky I kept this tire iron.

[Louie]

Yeah.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

You know, I think he was serious.

[Simon Templar]

I don't think there's much doubt about it. A very twisted man, Mr. Alexander.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Hey, look, Donnie's awake. You gotta smile for your old man, Donnie.

[Donnie (Child)]

Oh, Donnie.

[Louie]

Hi.

[Simon Templar]

Hey, he knows a new word.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

How about that thing?

[Simon Templar]

Ain't that some kid? He's another champ, Joe.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Oh, he'll be a champ in something. Not in this racket, but something good. Something he can take a real pride in.

[Louie]

He'll be proud of you, Joe.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

He'll be proud of his mother, too.

[Louie]

After I tell him about her.

[Simon Templar]

Just a minute.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Hi, Mr. Templar.

[Simon Templar]

Well, look who's here.

[Louie]

Hi, Danny.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Champ. Let me take him out for a walk. Hey, you know what, Mr. Templar? I've been teaching him all sorts of words. Honestly, Larry, the smartest kid there is. Watch this, Thompson.

[Simon Templar]

Templar.

[Louie]

Watch.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Donnie. What's my name?

[Donnie (Child)]

Wally.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

How about that?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

I'm a smart kid.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

That's not all. Now, Watch this. Donnie, what's Mr. Templar's name?

[Simon Templar]

Something go wrong?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

No, no, wait just a minute.

[Louie]

Wait a minute.

[Simon Templar]

Donnie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Mr. Templar's name? All right. Something else. Donnie, where do you live? Donnie, what's your daddy's name? No. Goodbye, Mr. Templar.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Goodbye.

[Simon Templar]

Louie. Louie.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Louie.

[Simon Templar]

Louie, Louie.

[Narrator]

You have been listening to another transcribed Adventure of the Saint, the Robin Hood of modern crime. Now here's our star, Vincent Price.

[Simon Templar]

Ladies and gentlemen, there are certain things in our daily life which we take for granted. Only when we are deprived of them do we realize what precious commodities they really are. Air may become the most vital thing in the world to the suffocating man and water to the thirsty one. In the same way, freedom, when it is missed, suddenly becomes life's greatest treasure. In this country, we possess freedom.

[Louie]

It is part of us.

[Simon Templar]

It is our American heritage. This liberty, which we so casually accept was created and nurtured. It didn't just materialize. And so Americans are justly proud of their heritage. And much of the world around us is fascinated by it. If we are to justify our own pride and the yearnings of those in other countries, we must make this freedom a personal thing. We must take it as it was handed to us and preserve it. Preserve it with conscious effort. That is our job as Americans, as free men. For freedom is everybody's job. This is Vincent Price inviting you to join us again next week at this same time for another exciting adventure of the Saint. Good night.

[Narrator]

This Adventure of the Saint was written by Dick Powell. In our cast, you heard Larry Dobkin as Louis and Mary Ship as Marie. Sheldon Leonard played Sam and Bonnie Phillips. Joe Donnie was Jerry Hausner and Victor Rodman Alexander. Frank Gerstel was Frankie. The Saint, based on characters created by Leslie Charteris, is a James L. Sathir production and is directed by Helen Mack. Vincent Price is soon to be seen co starring with Errol Flynn and Mika Lynn Prell in William Marshall's production of Bloodline. All you Saint fans will be glad to know that the Saint comic books are now on all newsstands. Your announcer, Don Stanley. Three chimes mean good times on NBC. Who's on the Big show tonight? Listen. Bob Hope, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Rosalind Russell, Frankie Lane, Dorothy McGuire, Louis Armstrong, Meredith Wilson and glamorous, unpredictable Tallulah. No wonder it's the Big Show. And Sunday evening also means another outstanding production by Theater Guild. On the air tonight, it's Boomerang, starring Kirk Douglas. Remember Bob Hope and Martin Lewis. Join the Big show today on NBC.

[Commercial Announcer]

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[Simon Templar]

Hello?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yes, this is the Falcon speaking.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Oh, Phyllis, I'm glad you called.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

You'll have to give me a rain check, angel. I'm all tied up. But that's only temporary. Some efficiency expert is dropping around to demonstrate that if I plan my work properly, I'll have time to kill.

[Commercial Announcer]

This is Ed Hurley. He friends inviting you on behalf of the Kraft Foods company to listen to the Adventures of the Falcon. You met the Balkan first in his best selling novels. Then you saw him in his thrilling motion picture series. Now join him on the air when the Falcon solves the case of the Puzzling Pinup.

[Laura Allen]

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[Commercial Announcer]

Miracle Whip is the only one of its kind because it's a different type of salad dressing. Made from a secret craft recipe. Miracle Whip combines the best qualities of old fashioned boiled dressing and fine mayonnaise. So it's truly distinctive and delicious with a flavor millions of folks call just exactly right. Try it, won't you? One taste will tell you why it's America's favorite salad dressing. The one and only Miracle Whip. Now the case of the Puzzling Pinup. It's Sunday afternoon in New York and a young man named Charles Sylvester Brayton II breaks all records, dashing up the steps of a small rooming house in New York's west side. And when he gets to the top floor, he begins hammering on the door of room 413.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

Come on, Pat, open up.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

Who is it?

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

You know who it is.

[Frankie]

Now open up.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Go away, Charles.

[Simon Templar]

No, no.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

You can't send me away like this. I've got to talk to you.

[Laura Allen]

All right, just a second.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

Lock it.

[Laura Allen]

No, it's all right. Nobody will disturb us.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

I said lock it.

[Laura Allen]

Look, Charles, you're not well.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

Don't you believe it for a second. Don't you see, Pat? It was just a scheme to keep us ap. But I fooled them.

[Laura Allen]

Charles, please don't lock that door.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

What's the matter, Pat? Don't you trust me either?

[Laura Allen]

Of course I do. It's just that I don't like to see you so upset. Look, I've got an idea.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

What are you doing with that phone?

[Laura Allen]

I was just going to call your father.

[Louie]

Put it down.

[Laura Allen]

But Char.

[Simon Templar]

Put it down.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

So?

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

So you're working with them too.

[Laura Allen]

No, I'm not.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

Then prove it. Marry me.

[Laura Allen]

You're in set.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

What did you say?

[Laura Allen]

Nothing.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Charles, you're lying.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

You were going to say I was insane.

[Laura Allen]

I wasn't.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I swear.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

I'll give you one last chance. I've got a car downstairs. Will you come with me?

[Simon Templar]

Look, Charles, answer me.

[Laura Allen]

But, darling.

[Joe Collins]

All right, Pat.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

You had your opportunity.

[Laura Allen]

What are you doing with that gun?

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

I gave you your chance, Pat. You'll have to admit that.

[Laura Allen]

Darling, listen to me. I've changed my mind.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

How do I know that you won't change it again?

[Laura Allen]

Charge. You can't do this. They'll hang you.

[Lieutenant Webster]

No.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

No, they won't.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

You see, I'll be dead.

[Donnie (Child)]

No.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Yes.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

You don't think I'd let you go without Charles? Please don't be afraid.

[Sergeant]

Path.

[Charles Sylvester Brayton II]

I'll be right by your side.

[Sergeant]

Goodbye, darling.

[Ms. Barton (Nurse)]

No.

[Lieutenant Webster]

Oh,

[Sergeant]

Well, I was down in the basement fixing the border when I heard the shots, Mr. Shelley. So right away I got on the phone and called your newspaper.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Anybody else here in Driscoll?

[Sergeant]

Oh, no, it wasn't nobody else home.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

What about the cops?

[Sergeant]

I ain't notified them yet. You know, that was smart, Driscoll.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

We'll take care of you. All right. Where do we go now?

[Sergeant]

It's this room here. Okay.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Open the door. Well, what are you waiting for?

[Sergeant]

Your editor, Mr. Wingate, said you'd have a little present for me.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Oh, yeah?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Well, I'll give you 50 when we get inside.

[Sergeant]

But Mr. Wingate promised me 100.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Okay, here it is.

[Sergeant]

Oh, thanks.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Thank you. Now, where's your pass key? Shut that door. What's the girl's name?

[Sergeant]

Patricia Brooks.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

You know the guy?

[Simon Templar]

No.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Pull up the shade.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

I want to get a good look at his pussy.

[Sergeant]

Holy smoke. What's the matter, Mr. Shelley?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Well, you know who this is? Charles Sylvester Braden ii.

[Louie]

Who?

[Simon Templar]

Skip it.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Hand me some flashbulbs. They're in a case by your feet.

[Sergeant]

Oh, okay.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

You know, something tells me these shots are going to be every bit as sensational as Mr. Braden's.

[Frankie]

Don.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Hi, Mr. Wingate.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Hello, Shelly. I'm sorry that tip didn't pay off. The way the janitor spoke on the phone. I thought we had something.

[Simon Templar]

Huh?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

What are you talking about, boss?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Yarn I sent you out on. Whole story just came over the ticker. Cops were just there.

[Sergeant]

Too bad.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

There was nothing to it.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Nothing to it?

[Commercial Announcer]

Do you realize?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Look, Shelly, maybe in the hick town you come from, a pretty girl committing suicide is big news, but in New York, it happens every day in a week.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, but what about? Well, what about what?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Well, what did the cops find?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

The same thing you did dead girl named Pat Brooks holding a gun in her hand.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Nothing else?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

What are you getting at? Should there have been anything else?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

No, no, of course not.

[Joe Collins]

Where are your pictures?

[Sergeant]

Pictures?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

That's what I sent you there for, remember?

[Simon Templar]

Where are they?

[Sergeant]

They? They ain't.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

You see, I forgot to take a long film.

[Lieutenant Webster]

You what?

[Joe Collins]

I'm sorry, boss.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

I feel like an awful jerk.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Okay, forget it. At least there was no harm done. But it'll teach you to be more careful in the future.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Oh, yeah, Yeah. I Learned my lesson, Mr. Wingate. I bet I'll pick up plenty from an experience. We're in the money.

[Sergeant]

We're in the money.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Yes, I'd like to see Mr. Charles Braden Senior, please.

[Laura Allen]

I'm afraid that's impossible. Mr. Braden's only son died yesterday in an automobile accident.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Yes, I know.

[Simon Templar]

I read all about it.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

But I still think he'll see me. Tell him it's Walter Shelley of the Gazette.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Who is it?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Laura, it's me, Braden. I'm the guy you spoke to on the phone this morning.

[Joe Collins]

Yes, yes.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Won't you come in, sir?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Thanks.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

This is the young man I've been telling you about, Laura.

[Laura Allen]

Yes, So I gather.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Ms. Allen is my secretary, Mr. Shelley.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Good enough.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Now, suppose we get down to business. You told me you had some pictures I might be interested in.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

That's right.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

May I see them, please?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Sure. Here they are.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Very interesting.

[Laura Allen]

Like a drink, Mr. Chalet?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Well, thanks, doll face. Well, here's to what we all want.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I'll join you in that, too.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Had time to look at those pictures yet, Mr. Braden?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Yes, indeed.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Notice anything peculiar about them?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I presume you mean that one of the bodies is that of my son Charles.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Yeah, and he's holding a gun.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

So?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

So when I heard that the cops only found one stiff, I immediately jumped to the conclusion that you must have taken care of the other by bribing the janitor of.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

But why should I do that?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Look, let's stop kidding each other, Braden. The guy with your name couldn't stand the disgrace. You wouldn't want to go through life known as the father of a murderer.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

There's something in what you say, Mr. Shelley. How much do you want?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Ten grand for the set of pictures you've got in your hand.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

And how much for the negatives?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Negatives?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Oh, come, come, come. You mustn't take me for a child, Mr. Shelley. I'm aware of the elementals of photography. Now, where are those negatives?

[Joe Collins]

Cut it out.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Brady choked.

[Commercial Announcer]

Where are they?

[Joe Collins]

Give me a chance.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

All Right.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

You could have killed me then.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Negatives, please.

[Sergeant]

Yeah, sure.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Got them right here in my pocket.

[Laura Allen]

Mr. Braden.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I'd advise you to put away that gun, sir.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

You're not as smart as you think.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Apparently not.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Wouldn't I be a chump to keep those negatives on me?

[Simon Templar]

Oh, no.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

You're gonna pay for them, mister, and pay through the nose.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Hello?

[Joe Collins]

I'd like to speak to Mike Waring, please.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Who's calling?

[Joe Collins]

Walter Shelley.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Who?

[Joe Collins]

Walter Shelley. I'm a reporter on the Gazette.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What can I do for you?

[Joe Collins]

You mean, what can I do for you? I understand you're one of the best

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

private dicks in New York.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Where do you understand that from?

[Joe Collins]

All the usual reliable sources. Don't they call you the Falcon?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Only when they can't think of anything worse.

[Joe Collins]

Look, will you be home for the next half hour?

[Simon Templar]

Why?

[Joe Collins]

Well, I'd like to come around, drop a fortune in your lap.

[Simon Templar]

Why?

[Joe Collins]

Well, let's just say it's only a few weeks before Christmas and I like

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

to play Santa Claus nice and early.

[Joe Collins]

I'll be seeing you, Erythro.

[Commercial Announcer]

This is Ed Herlihy again.

[Lieutenant Webster]

Friends, I have a little suggestion for you ladies who wonder what you're going to do for some interesting menu ideas. And my suggestion is this. Just get a two pound loaf of Kraft Smooth melting pasteurized processed cheese food.

[Commercial Announcer]

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[Lieutenant Webster]

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[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

a cup of milk.

[Lieutenant Webster]

Season to your taste. And there you have it. A delicious cheese sauce with a wonderful rich yet mild cheddar cheese flavor. A flavor that everyone, the youngsters and grandma included, will enjoy often. And it's a wholesome dish because Velveeta is so rich in important food values from milk. So whether you melt Velveeta for a swell cheese sauce or slice it thick for hearty sandwiches, you'll find Velveeta is a mighty handy helper. Mother, get a two pound loaf tomorrow, won't you? It's America's favorite cheese food.

[Commercial Announcer]

The one and only Velveeta, made by craft. Now back to the Adventures of the falcon.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

15 minutes have passed since Walter Shelley

[Commercial Announcer]

called Mike Waring with a promise to drop A fortune in his lamp. And now we find Mr. Shelley as

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

good as his word.

[Lieutenant Webster]

Yes?

[Simon Templar]

You're wary.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

That's right. I'm Walter Shelley. Oh, you're ahead of schedule.

[Simon Templar]

Come on in.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Thanks. You said something on the phone about dropping a fortune in my lap.

[Simon Templar]

And I never lied.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Catch.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What's this?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

That's what I promised in that envelope. A picture's worth half a million.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What makes them so valuable?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

The pose.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

You interested?

[Sergeant]

Go on.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

This party will pay off plenty, Waring.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

I know.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I've already seen them.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

We've got all the angles covered.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

We got a partner.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Of course, that means we'll have to split three ways, but it's worth it. Now, this partner of mine has a swell in. See, what we need is someone to handle the detail work. Tried another guy, but he couldn't see it.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What made you come to me with a swindle like this?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Look, you don't have to take that tone with me.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

Wary.

[Commercial Announcer]

Oh, I don't.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

All right, now get up.

[Simon Templar]

Hey, what's going on in here?

[Sergeant]

Mr. Waring, I was I was cleaning the hall and I heard a fuss.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

No, it's nothing serious. George, will you get rid of this for me, huh? His character on the floor.

[Simon Templar]

Throw him out.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Oh, come on, buddy.

[Louie]

Get up.

[Laura Allen]

Come on, pal.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I have

[Sergeant]

Mr. Waring.

[Lieutenant Webster]

Yeah?

[Sergeant]

I think there's something matter with him.

[Simon Templar]

I know.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

He ran into my fist. No, no, I I I mean, I

[Sergeant]

can't feel his heartbeat.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

What?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yeah, I think you killed him.

[Lieutenant]

All right, Waring, let's have the truth now. And don't give me any more stuff about pictures, because we didn't find any.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

You didn't?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

No.

[Lieutenant]

Why'd you kill Shelly?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I tell you, I didn't kill him, Lieutenant.

[Lieutenant]

You admit you slugged him?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Look, Webster, I may brag now and then, but I'm still no Joel Lewis. What do the autopsy report say?

[Lieutenant]

Hasn't come in yet.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

But what are they waiting for?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Hey, Lieutenant, open up, will you?

[Lieutenant]

What do you want, Sergeant?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

It's a Mr. Wingate to see Wearing Wingate.

[Lieutenant]

Well, tell him to beat it. Wearing isn't having any visitors.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

I've got a court order here, Lieutenant. Maybe you'd like to look at it.

[Simon Templar]

Let's see there. Anywhere?

[Lieutenant]

Seems to be all right. Open it up, Sergeant. You can have five minutes, no more.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

That's fair enough.

[Joe Collins]

Hello, Waring.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Who are you?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

At the Wingate.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Still means nothing.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

I hold down the slot in the Evening Gazette. Shelley worked for me until he came to me this morning with an idea. How he could make some easy dough.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Wait a minute. You must be the guy he told me he had talked to before he came to see me.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

That's right. I threw him out.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What are you doing here?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Well, when the story came over the ticker, I thought there might be something I could do for you.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Why should you?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

I want this story for my paper exclusively, and I'm willing to pay for it.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Okay, Wingate, you got yourself a deal. Do you know what was on those pictures of Shelley's?

[Simon Templar]

No.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Did he mention any names?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Not a one.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, it doesn't matter. Here are my keys. The superintendent of my building is a character named George Kennedy. Check with him and see what he did with the envelope and bring it back to me.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Haven't the police got it?

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

No.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

The lieutenant told me they didn't find a thing. It may have been brushed aside in all the excitement.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Well, it doesn't sound like much to go on, but keep your fingers crossed, kiddo. I'll do what I can.

[Joe Collins]

Okay.

[Lieutenant]

Wearing on your feet.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Are you back again, Lieutenant?

[Joe Collins]

Yeah.

[Lieutenant]

Get your things and get out.

[Louis (Cab Driver)]

How come?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I'm being released.

[Lieutenant]

The autopsy on Shelly clears you.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What was it, heart attack? No, poison.

[Lieutenant]

He got it in a drink about six hours before it came to your place.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, tough luck, Lieutenant. I know how you must feel. Can I use your phone?

[Louie]

Sure.

[Lieutenant]

There's a pay phone right over there.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Thanks, Webster. Maybe I can do as much for you sometime.

[Lieutenant]

On Waring.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Yeah?

[Lieutenant]

Don't use any slugs.

[Simon Templar]

Hello?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

That's you, George.

[Joe Collins]

Oh, hi, Mr. Waring.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Say, is Mr. Wingate there?

[Joe Collins]

Oh, sure. You want to talk to him?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

No, I'll see him later. What did you do with the pictures?

[Joe Collins]

We didn't find them.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, they can't have disappeared. They were on my desk before I slugged Shelly.

[Joe Collins]

They ain't there now. We've practically taken the place apart.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

All right, stop wrecking the joint. I'll be right over.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

That's no use, Mike. We've looked in the desk already.

[Sergeant]

Yeah, he's right, Mr. Waring. We went over everything with a fine tooth comb.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, I don't get it. Now, George, you're sure when the police removed Shelly's body, they didn't take anything?

[Sergeant]

I'm positive. I was here every minute of the time.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Yeah, we might as well give up, Mike.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Now, wait a second, Wingate. Shelly was standing right where you are when he tossed that envelope in my lap. When I got up to throw him out, it must have fallen to the floor.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Well, I don't see what Difference. That makes sense.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well I could have kicked it over there and then that.

[Louie]

Kicked.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Hey, wait a minute. What's that under the radiator? Whatever you are, George, you're certainly no detective.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Is that the envelope?

[Joe Collins]

Must be.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Well, let's get a glimpse of a half million bucks worth of pictures, huh?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

He was robbed. What's the trouble? Well look, it's a picture of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

[Commercial Announcer]

Brooklyn Dodgers?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Now you tell me. Who would pay a half a million

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

bucks for a still shot of that

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

group when you could go see them in action for a buck and a quarter?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

You hear that mike?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

3:00am I don't care. I'm not leaving until I make head of tailor. These pictures. What makes him worth all that money? Wingate?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Ah, Shelly must have been crazy.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well then why was he murdered?

[Commercial Announcer]

Come in.

[Laura Allen]

I hate to disturb you gentlemen, but I'm looking for Mike Waring.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well you've come to the right place.

[Laura Allen]

Are you Mr. Waring?

[Louie]

Uh huh.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What's your name?

[Laura Allen]

My friends call me Laura Allen.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I bet you've got a million of them, Angel. So I can't understand why you should be looking for new ones at this hour.

[Laura Allen]

I'm looking for something else, Mr. Waring. What do you want for them?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What do I want for what?

[Simon Templar]

The pictures.

[Lieutenant Webster]

What pictures?

[Laura Allen]

Don't give me that. Shelley had them before he died. He hasn't got them now. So who does that leave?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Me.

[Laura Allen]

Yes, what's your prize?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I suppose I said I didn't care to do business.

[Laura Allen]

It won't do you any good if you see what I mean, Mike.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Don't worry Wingate. I saw it. Take a blind man to miss a cannon that size. Look, would you mind pointing it elsewhere?

[Simon Templar]

Laura.

[Laura Allen]

What's the matter, Mr. Waring? Does it make you nervous?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I don't know what's come over me these past few days, but I can't seem to keep a thing on my stomach.

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

Particularly guns.

[Frankie]

You let go.

[Lieutenant Webster]

Come on.

[Commercial Announcer]

He'll drop it.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh nuts. Get it? One gate.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Okay, it's got.

[Simon Templar]

Well

[Laura Allen]

now what are you going to do with me?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Nothing. You can leave whenever you like, angel.

[Laura Allen]

You mean you're letting me go?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Sure, I'm a sport. I always throw the little ones back.

[Laura Allen]

Just what are you fishing for, Mr. Waring?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

The big one.

[Laura Allen]

Well I wouldn't if I were you. You know, some big fish are dangerous. And take it from me, this one's a man killer. Good night, angel.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Shouldn't let her get away, Mike.

[Louie]

Why not?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

That little lady wasn't going to tell Us anything except what she wanted to.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Yeah, but remember what Shelly said about a partner?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

You think that girl.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Well, don't you?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

You know something, Wingate?

[Walter Shelley (Reporter)]

You're right.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, she's already gone down the elevator.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Hello, Laura.

[Laura Allen]

Mr. Braden.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Mr. Rice.

[Laura Allen]

What are you doing in my apartment?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

My dear girl, I think the answer's fairly obvious. I was waiting for you.

[Laura Allen]

I told you that if I had anything to, I'd let you know.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Well, you can hardly blame me for being anxious. Laura, where are the pictures?

[Laura Allen]

I didn't get them.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

You know, my dear, I find that very difficult to believe. You're such a very determined young lady.

[Laura Allen]

Well, I ran into a very determined young man.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

And yet Mr. Waring let you get away.

[Laura Allen]

Yes, and don't ask me why, because I don't know.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

You must be tired, my dear.

[Laura Allen]

You're quite right, Mr. Brayden. I am tired. I'm tired of trying to protect your precious name. Why don't you pay off and let it go at that?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I don't like to hear you talk that way, Laura, but knowing you as I do, I'm sure you'll never let this little conversation go any farther.

[Simon Templar]

Hello.

[Joe Collins]

Is that you wearing?

[Simon Templar]

Uhhuh.

[Joe Collins]

This Laura who? Laura Allen.

[Laura Allen]

You remember?

[Commercial Announcer]

Oh, sure.

[Laura Allen]

Now, listen, Waring, there's something I've got to tell you.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Where do you live?

[Joe Collins]

At the Rainey Apartments. But before you come, I want you to know that I killed Walter Shelley.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, you admit it.

[Joe Collins]

Well, if you want to be convinced. Oh, hello, Laura.

[Commercial Announcer]

Laura.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

And that's all I know.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Wingate.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Right after I heard the shot, I grabbed a cab and started over here. Then I remembered my promise to you, so I detoured over to your office

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

to pick you up. I appreciate it, Waring. Hey, what floor do we get off on?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Right here, the third.

[Simon Templar]

Okay.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Must be down this way.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, here it is. Laura Allen.

[Sergeant]

Uh.

[Simon Templar]

Oh.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Unlocked.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yeah. So she did commit suicide after all. It seems so. Hey, what do you make of this silver cigarette case? Silver, nothing. This is platinum.

[Louie]

Huh.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

They don't hand these out on push carts. Here. Look at the engraving.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Can you make it out?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Yeah.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

To Laura Allen, from the tyrant Charles Braden Senior.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Charles Braden Senior. Hey, this girl moved in the big leagues, so.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Right. If she was in Braden's employ, then he's the boy who's interested in the pictures. And she was working hand in glove with Shelly.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Yeah, but why would Braden want a picture of the Brooklyn Dodgers?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

He didn't. The pictures we found must have been phony. Say, wait a minute. Wasn't his Son in some sort of a mess recently?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Well, he got killed in an automobile accident.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

No, that's too pat. Braden's hiding something. Who are you calling? The police.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Well, make it snappy. I want to pull my paper.

[Sergeant]

Hey, wait a minute.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What's the trouble? I just thought of something. I heard the shot that killed Laura over the phone. Sal. Well, if she died instantly, who hung this receiver back on the hook?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Yeah, but that means.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yeah, go on, say it.

[Commercial Announcer]

Wingate.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

She was murdered.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

But you said she talked to Suicide.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Someone could have forced her to by holding a gun in her back.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Who?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

That's what I intend to find out. Now, look, I want you to get a fingerprint expert up here. What for? The killer made one blunder when he put the receiver back on the hook. Isn't it possible he made another?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

I don't follow you.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Maybe he left his prints on the instrument. Got any idea where we can find an expert at this time of night?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Oh, you got one down the paper.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Swell. Get him, Wingate.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Where'll I meet you later?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Make it Mr. Braden's. Something tells me he'll probably be very interested in the results. Mr. Braden?

[Joe Collins]

Yes?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

My name is Waring.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Oh, come in, won't you?

[Simon Templar]

Thank you.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

You were a friend of Walter Shelley's, I believe.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I wouldn't say that.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Strange that he entrusted his most precious possessions to you.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I don't think I understand you, Mr. Braden.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I'm referring to the pictures, Mr. Waring.

[Sergeant]

Oh, that.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Yes, that. May I trouble you for them? And the negatives, of course.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What's in it for me?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I could promise you any number of things.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yes, but they'd be just that. Promises.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

You see my point?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, yeah. You don't have to draw me a diagram.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

No, I had only to draw a gun.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

All right. Put that thing away, Braden. You're forgetting something.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I can't imagine what.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

What's going to happen when the police discover you kill Shelly and Laura?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Shelley and Laura? I hardly think there's any danger of that.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Maybe I can prove you're wrong.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I beg your pardon.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

I think that call is for me.

[Simon Templar]

May I? Certainly.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

You're right ahead.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Thank you.

[Lieutenant Webster]

Hello?

[Joe Collins]

Hello. Is that you, Mike?

[Sergeant]

Yeah.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

How'd you make out, Wingate? Did they finish checking those fingerprints?

[Joe Collins]

Yes, but there wasn't a single print on it.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, that's wonderful.

[Joe Collins]

What's the matter with you, Mike? Can't you hear me?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Didn't miss a word. Now, come up here and bring that report with you.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

You look pleased.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yes, I am. Whose fingerprints do you Suppose they found on Laura's telephone.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Nobody's.

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

What?

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

You'll forgive me, sir, but I'm afraid I've been guilty of eavesdropping.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, you'll never hear anything nice about yourself that way.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Perhaps not. But then, Mr. Waring, I'm not a very nice person. I think you're going to find that out.

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[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Mike that he wasn't, quote, a very nice person, unquote.

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And judging by the gun he keeps trained on Mike, Mr. Braden believes in telling the truth.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Really, Mr. Waring, you don't know how this pains me.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, I'd never guess it, Braden. You certainly hide your grief well.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

And you, sir, you're fierce.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

That's where you're wrong. I don't believe you're going to shoot.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

Tell me, Mr. Waring, what is your purpose in glancing at that window every five seconds?

[Commercial Announcer]

Frankly, I find it very distracting.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

That was my purpose.

[Commercial Announcer]

All right, Wingate, grab her.

[Joe Collins]

Nice work, Wingate.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Now give me the gun.

[Simon Templar]

Okay, here you are.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Now phone police headquarters.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

No, no, my paper comes first.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Any way you like, but don't forget the cops.

[Charles Sylvester Braden Senior]

I don't suppose there'd be much point in appealing to your better nature.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, I don't know. What do you think, Wingate?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

Oh, I'm just an innocent bystander, Waring. You better leave me out of this.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

That's impossible, friend. You've got a lot to say.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

You mean because I saved your life?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

No, because you killed Shelley and Laura.

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

What are you babbling about?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Murder, Wingate. I'm just wondering who's going to cover your execution for the Gazette.

[Sergeant]

Gee, I don't get it, Mr. Waring. You mean Mr. Wingate actually killed Shelly and the girl?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yes, actually, George.

[Sergeant]

Yeah.

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

But why?

[Sergeant]

Those pictures? The ones we found in your apartment?

[Mr. Wingate (Editor)]

No, no.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

The ones the police found in Wingate's apartment. He got them from my place before he even called you. Then he planted those phony shots and waited for me to make my great discovery.

[Simon Templar]

Well, why did he do that?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Because he knew I wouldn't stop Looking until I found a set of pictures. So he made things easy for me.

[Sergeant]

Well, I still don't understand why he killed Shelly.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

He was Shelly's partner.

[Louie]

Wingate?

[Sam Chadwick (Manager)]

Mm.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

He was in from page one, but he got greedy and wanted the whole pie. So he poisoned Shelly and waited for the pictures to drop in his lap.

[Sergeant]

Instead, they dropped in yours.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, that he couldn't figure on. But he did okay as it was.

[Sergeant]

Well, why did he kill Laura?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, he had good reason for that. First, he forced her to confess to Shelly's murder. Oh, he thought that would leave him in the clear. If she committed suicide, then the case was closed and he could go ahead and blackmail Braden safely.

[Sergeant]

Well, how did you know he was the killer?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Remember I told you I sent him to check the fingerprints on Laura Allen's phone?

[Sergeant]

Yeah, and he said there weren't any.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, that's what gave him away.

[Sergeant]

Well, I don't see why. Ain't it possible the killer wiped off his own prints?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Yeah, sure, but what happened to mine? I handled the phone after the murder when I was going to call the police.

[Louie]

Oh.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Now, does that answer all your questions?

[The Saint (Simon Templar)]

Well, all but one.

[Joe Collins]

What's that?

[Sergeant]

Look, Mr. Waring. What was on those pictures anyway?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Ah, you'll never know, George.

[Louie]

Oh, come on, come on.

[Sergeant]

Break down. Mr. Waring. Must have been pretty hot stuff, huh?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Oh, yes, indeed. They were some of the hottest shots I'd ever seen. Why, just to handle them would blister your hands.

[Sergeant]

Yeah, what were they, huh?

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Well, they were 8 by 10 blow

[Sergeant]

ups of the Chicago fire.

[Mike Waring (The Falcon)]

Good night, George.

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